From The Orkney Herald and Advertiser, 19th March 1924 SCOTTISH HOME RULE Draft Scheme of a Parliament Scottish Home Rule is the subject of a draft Bill outlined in the current issue […]
Highland Fuels: Your Questions Answered on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)
After The Orkney News published the story that Highland Fuels have converted their entire delivery fleet in Orkney to run on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). We received a variety of comments and […]
Bringing empty homes back into use
£423,000 of funding has been awarded to The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership. The funding from the Scottish Government will support the work to bring empty properties back into use. Housing Minister Paul […]
Community Transport Funding
This weekend is the last opportunity to apply to Orkney Islands Council’s Community Transport Small Grant Scheme for 2024/25. Funding of up to £10k is available to Community Groups and Trusts towards […]
Can you help with planting at Arcadia Park?
This Saturday, 23rd March, the volunteers at Arcadia Park , Kirkwall will be planting trees and sowing wild flower seeds between 10 am and 4pm. They are looking for extra help. If […]
UHI Projects Recognised in Top Awards for Innovation
Two UHI projects have been recognised at this year’s Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards, which celebrate innovative people and partnerships in the world of business-academia collaborations. Making an Environmental Difference – sponsored by Zero […]
From Farm to Fork Supporting Local Produce : Orkney Workshop
As part of the Good Food Nation Plan a workshop is being held in Orkney – on the 21st March at the Kirkwall & St Ola Community Centre from 10 to 12.30 .
‘Freedom to Run’ Cinema Showing #Orkney
Freedom to Run, a 2018 documentary film shot in Scotland and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories will be on at the Westside Cinema, Church Road, Stromness, tonight Tuesday 19th of March at […]
Earl Sigurd I: The Mighty
By Fiona Grahame Sigurd Eysteinsson, Earl of Orkney, was a warrior of great strength and of several firsts who is considered to be one of the three most powerful Norse Earls of […]
Inclusions & Exclusions as Visitor Levy Bill Passes Stage 2
“On a cruise ship levy, the Government’s position, as we announced in October, is that we will seek to give local authorities the power to create such a levy.” Tom Arthur, Scottish Government Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance